shì

world; era; age

HSK 3 #181

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 181st character
Radical ⼀ (1.4)
Strokes 5
Index # 206

Definitions

世 shì
  1. 1. world
  2. 2. era
  3. 3. age
  4. 4. generation
  5. 5. lifetime
  6. 6. life
  7. 7. epoch
  8. 8. descendant
  9. 9. surname Shi
  10. 10. noble

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Words containing 世

Word Meaning
Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)
Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)
the gods love the common people (idiom)
the gods love the common people (idiom)
Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor
King Mohammed VI (King of Morocco)
the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom)
the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom)
World War One
World War One
Second World; communist bloc nations
World War II
World War II
unique; exceptional
a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
statecraft
statecraft
Luo Shichang, Qing dynasty painter
Luo Shichang, Qing dynasty painter
Pax Americana
Pax Americana
Brave New World; beautiful new world
Brave New World, novel by Aldous Huxley 阿道司·hè xū lí[A1 dao4 si1 · He4 xu1 li2]
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise